Area groups take part 'Light Bulb Exchange' in Canoga Park

The Canoga Park Improvement Association, the Canoga Park Neighborhood Council and the Department of Water and Power, along with the Boys and Girls Club of the West Valley, recently participated in a "Light Bulb Exchange."

During the exchange, area businesses were encouraged to replace their incandescent bulbs with flourescent ones.

It was not only the exchange that was important, though. There were teams that walked the business district and documented how much wattage was being used before and how much wattage is being used now with flourescent bulbs.

So far, this project has saved 40,000 watts of energy - and the businesses will save money.

The incandescent bulbs that were removed were not destroyed. Margaret Pontius, executive director of the Guadalupe Center, accepted them and distributed them to needy families in the neighborhood, along with food and clothing.